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we are losing in iraq. in the words of general cane, we won the war and are losing the peace. because we didn't leave a residual force. things are going bad in afghanistan. i just came from the region. they believe america is weak and they believe america is withdrawing not to mention this latest crisis between the united states and israel over iran. so mitt romney is talking about weak leadership. i agree with him. >> senator mccain, i appreciate your time tonight. thank you. >> thanks for having me on, anderson. >>> coverage of the breaking news out of cairo, violence erupting near the u.s. embassy. reporting continues throughout the hour. live picture right there. we're monitoring the new unrest and will get a live update from cairo next. this country was built by working people. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs
we are losing in iraq. in the words of general cane, we won the war and are losing the peace. because we didn't leave a residual force. things are going bad in afghanistan. i just came from the region. they believe america is weak and they believe america is withdrawing not to mention this latest crisis between the united states and israel over iran. so mitt romney is talking about weak leadership. i agree with him. >> senator mccain, i appreciate your time tonight. thank you. >>...
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information he has no idea what he's talking about or bottom line, one person said this thing about iraq and nobody cared. why did i read a presidential daily brief that had to deal with all of this? why did i speak to intelligence official who's said this was an enormous problem they have to overcome. every ink single time ari hears a fact he doesn't like, it's partisan. you want to say clinton messed up, clinton messed up, you got it. clinton messed up in ways you haven't even brought up, ways that aren't even public yet, read my book. but the reality is, i am writing about the documents i obtained. ari wants me to run off and say i have to talk about democrats too. my article, just because it's based on documents i obtained, can't be about what happened. i am not a spin meister, he is, and he's not telling the truth. >> one final thought, and we got to go. >> i read the entire 9/11 commission report. >> so did i. >> i see how this is distorted. he wants to lead people to believe bush knew and didn't stop it. that's the fundamental argument is making. >> that's what the intelligence ag
information he has no idea what he's talking about or bottom line, one person said this thing about iraq and nobody cared. why did i read a presidential daily brief that had to deal with all of this? why did i speak to intelligence official who's said this was an enormous problem they have to overcome. every ink single time ari hears a fact he doesn't like, it's partisan. you want to say clinton messed up, clinton messed up, you got it. clinton messed up in ways you haven't even brought up,...
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he wants to say one person said this thing about iraq and nobody cared. well, then why did read a presidential daily brief that had to deal with all of this? why did i speak to intelligence officials who said, this was an enormous problem they have to overcome. every single time ari hears a fact he doesn't like, it's partisan. you want to say clinton messed up? clinton messed up, you got it. clinton messed up in ways you haven't brought up or aren't public yet. read my book. but the reality is, i am writing about the documents i obtained. ari wants me to say i have to talk about democrats too, because my article, just because it's based on documents i obtained, can't be about what happened. i am not a spinmeister. he is. >> and i'm somebody who read the entire 9/11 report -- >> so am i. >> and i see how it's disported that bush knew and didn't stop it. that's the fundamental argument he's making. it's a flawed reading of the 9/11 commission report. and no one else has done it except the truthers. if there was evidence, we would have read about it in the 9
he wants to say one person said this thing about iraq and nobody cared. well, then why did read a presidential daily brief that had to deal with all of this? why did i speak to intelligence officials who said, this was an enormous problem they have to overcome. every single time ari hears a fact he doesn't like, it's partisan. you want to say clinton messed up? clinton messed up, you got it. clinton messed up in ways you haven't brought up or aren't public yet. read my book. but the reality is,...
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we are losing in iraq. in the words of general cane, we won the war and are losing the peace. things are going bad in afghanistan. i just came from the region. they believe america is weak and they believe america is withdrawing not to mention this latest crisis between the united states and israel over iran. so mitt romney is talking about weak leadership. i agree with him. >> senator mccain, i appreciate your time tonight. thank you. >> thanks for having me on, anderson. >>> coverage of the breaking news out of cairo, violence erupting near the u.s. embassy. reporting continues throughout the hour. we're monitoring the new unrest and will get a live update from cairo next. , but i had already gone through menopause. these symptoms may be nothing... but they could be early warning signs of a gynecologic cancer, such as cervical, ovarian, or uterine cancer. feeling bloated for no reason. that's what i remember. seeing my doctor probably saved my life. warning signs are not the same for everyone. if you think something's wrong... see your doctor. ask about gynecologic cancer. i
we are losing in iraq. in the words of general cane, we won the war and are losing the peace. things are going bad in afghanistan. i just came from the region. they believe america is weak and they believe america is withdrawing not to mention this latest crisis between the united states and israel over iran. so mitt romney is talking about weak leadership. i agree with him. >> senator mccain, i appreciate your time tonight. thank you. >> thanks for having me on, anderson....
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we are losing in iraq after -- in the words of general cane, we won the war and are losing the peace because we didn't leave a residual force. things are going bad in afghanistan. i just came from the region. they believe america is weak, and they believe america is withdrawing, not to mention this latest crisis between the united states and israel over iran, so mitt romney is talking about weak leadership. i agree with him. >> senator mccain, i appreciate your time tonight. thank you. >> thanks for having me on, anderson. >>> coverage of the breaking news out of cairo, the violence now erupting near the u.s. embassy. reporting continues throughout the hour. that's a live picture right there. we're monitoring the new unrest and will get a live update from cairo next. [ male announcer ] break the grip of aches or arthritis pain with odor free aspercreme. powerful medicine relieves pain fast, with no odor. so all you notice is relief. aspercreme. >>> huge news in the case of jason puracal, the american citizen who spent two years in jail in nicaragua on what he said were false charges.
we are losing in iraq after -- in the words of general cane, we won the war and are losing the peace because we didn't leave a residual force. things are going bad in afghanistan. i just came from the region. they believe america is weak, and they believe america is withdrawing, not to mention this latest crisis between the united states and israel over iran, so mitt romney is talking about weak leadership. i agree with him. >> senator mccain, i appreciate your time tonight. thank you....
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turkey, iraq, jordan, lebanon. it's creating crisis along these borders. turkeying is bearing the brunt of it all. more than 80,000 registered there. close to 229,000 refugees have left syria since the uprising began and nic robertson is on turkish borders. >> reporter: some of the cars have been packed out with clothes, possession, suitcases, blankets stuffed into the kars. we've seen mattresses tied to the roofs. every space taken up by baggage or people getting out of the country. on the other side of the border about a few hundred meters away there are about 4 to 5,000 families living in the open waiting for an opportunity to come in. they are building three more camps. they say those will be ready in a couple of weeks. they will be able to house about 30,000 people. however, already inside turkey there are about 17 to 20,000 people living in schools, living in government buildings. the schools go back in a couple of weeks and the government will need to pry yioritize those new camp spaces. they will be two-thirds full by the refugees inside turkey. th
turkey, iraq, jordan, lebanon. it's creating crisis along these borders. turkeying is bearing the brunt of it all. more than 80,000 registered there. close to 229,000 refugees have left syria since the uprising began and nic robertson is on turkish borders. >> reporter: some of the cars have been packed out with clothes, possession, suitcases, blankets stuffed into the kars. we've seen mattresses tied to the roofs. every space taken up by baggage or people getting out of the country. on...
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official in iraq. mr. ambassador, thanks for coming in. >> thanks, wolf. >> how worried are you -- starting back in 2003. >> let me say first of all that i send my condolences to my colleagues that served and died in libya and americans tend to forget that there are american diplomates putting their lives on the line all over the world every day. i think we should be concerned. what we are seeing now is the spread that started in two countries. today, it moved to three or four more, including iraq, which is quite a ways from north africa. that spread is eerily reminiscent of what we all went through in the late 1970s. >> in iran? >> not just in iran, an ambassador killed in kabul followed by the embassy in islamabad being burned to the ground and the takeover in iran. these things have a way of spreading. they are a mark of the fact that the administration has basically conveyed weakness in this region. weakness always begets trouble. >> what should the administration in your opinion be doing? >> what it s
official in iraq. mr. ambassador, thanks for coming in. >> thanks, wolf. >> how worried are you -- starting back in 2003. >> let me say first of all that i send my condolences to my colleagues that served and died in libya and americans tend to forget that there are american diplomates putting their lives on the line all over the world every day. i think we should be concerned. what we are seeing now is the spread that started in two countries. today, it moved to three or four...
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> how does it help, jesse -- my brother's a british army colonel and has done tours of afghanistan, iraq and so on. how does it help operationally if all the guys around are all wondering who's going to put this in a book? surely they all sign up, don't they, to not write about their experiences. >> well, he's out now, he's a civilian now. and i -- i just, you know, to me he has the first amendment right to -- or he should have them. if he's not giving away anything that's listed under national security or could affect anyone in the future operations, i say why not? like i said, i'd like to hear from boots on the ground what actually happened there, not some fragmented story that comes out of washington telling me what happened. so i don't have -- and besides you, the media, and the s.e.a.l.s themselves have allowed themselves to become like the green berets in the '60s and '70s now. i don't like the fact that you know we even exist. because back in the '60s and '70s, nobody even knew who we were. well, that's out of the bag now. hollywood's made plenty of films. you've had my friend dic
> how does it help, jesse -- my brother's a british army colonel and has done tours of afghanistan, iraq and so on. how does it help operationally if all the guys around are all wondering who's going to put this in a book? surely they all sign up, don't they, to not write about their experiences. >> well, he's out now, he's a civilian now. and i -- i just, you know, to me he has the first amendment right to -- or he should have them. if he's not giving away anything that's listed under...
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it believes in preemptive military surgical attacks which worked in syria, it worked in iraq and hopefully it won't have to work in iran, because the iranians will have the good sense to realize that when president obama looked me in the eye and said alan, i don't bluff, and i'm telling you that iran will not be able to develop nuclear weapons. the iranians better believe that. if they don't, they're acting at their risk because i do believe that the united states will prevent iran from developing nuclear weapons. that's a promise that has been made by president obama to the american people and to the world. >> dan senor, mitt romney along with barack obama spoke to benjamin netanyahu today. do you know how the conversation went with mitt romney? >> well, it was -- obviously it was a one-on-one conversation. i know a little about it. they talked about what prime minister netanyahu meant about red lines, what his views were on the current state of play with iran. governor romney also sought out the prime minister's views on developments in the arab world. there is this sense of an unravelin
it believes in preemptive military surgical attacks which worked in syria, it worked in iraq and hopefully it won't have to work in iran, because the iranians will have the good sense to realize that when president obama looked me in the eye and said alan, i don't bluff, and i'm telling you that iran will not be able to develop nuclear weapons. the iranians better believe that. if they don't, they're acting at their risk because i do believe that the united states will prevent iran from...
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they're seeing the fruits of that, friends are home from iraq, pell grants are doubled. and college is more affordable. the president wants a second term. >> a little bit of pressure on you, you're in charge of the live stream that goes out from the campaign, and this is key, because this is where a lot of those people, the 65,000 people that don't get to see the president now, since he's not speaking at b of a stadium, they're going to be watching you. are you feeling the pressure? >> i'm feeling the fun pressure. i think a lot of the folks that can't make it into the stadium, they're setting up house parties in addition. we have a fun program planned for them, a lot of special guests, a special hour from 8:00 to 9:00 before the speeches, and then a wrap-up afterwards. it should be a lot of fun. it's the first live stream ever from a convention. >> you're back into acting, you're out of the administration what about going back into the administration, would you do that? >> i love -- i'm shooting a pilot right now for cbs. i'm having a great time with my first love. i wo
they're seeing the fruits of that, friends are home from iraq, pell grants are doubled. and college is more affordable. the president wants a second term. >> a little bit of pressure on you, you're in charge of the live stream that goes out from the campaign, and this is key, because this is where a lot of those people, the 65,000 people that don't get to see the president now, since he's not speaking at b of a stadium, they're going to be watching you. are you feeling the pressure?...
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is it, a, egypt, b, iran, c, iraq, or d, afghanistan. we'll tell you the correct answer in just a moment. go to cnn.com/fareed for more of the gps challenge and follow us on twitter and facebook. also if you miss a show or a special, they're on itunes, the audio ipad is free or you can buy the video version. itunes.com/fareed. >>> monday marks the 100th anniversary of the battle of an teat. . this week's become of the week is one of the finest books written on the civilian war. this republic of suffering. death and the civilian war. he happens to be president of harvard university. it's a profound moving book on how the civil war changed our understanding of death. there's a pbs documentary based on the book that's out this week as well. >>> and now for the last look. these photos caught my eye this week. they look like stunning photographs taken out of one of nasa's multi-million-dollar satellites, except these images weren't taken by a satellite or nasa creation of any kind. they were a product of a student's science project, one that
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. >> and they've said that that explicitly, about turning libya into another iraq. how did -- so many people are deciding, could you tell me more about those who are very anti nus their sentiment. >> these people did say they do not agree with thisattack. they really felt ashamed by what happened, saying that diplomats here, foreigners here should be protected, but at the same time, they said they reject the presence of any foreign troops or any sort of outside military intervention in libya. they said we've also heard that last year during the revolution, there was unity in the stands of libyans who were fighting the regime of moammar gadhafi. they welcomed the support of nato air strikes, but said they did not want to see any boots on the ground. so at this point, this could be a real controversial issue here in libya. we have to wait and hear, see what the libyan government officials say about this. they have said they're unable to deal with groups. >> and that, nick kristof, let me bring you in here. some people had told her tonight, regular libyans, they don't
. >> and they've said that that explicitly, about turning libya into another iraq. how did -- so many people are deciding, could you tell me more about those who are very anti nus their sentiment. >> these people did say they do not agree with thisattack. they really felt ashamed by what happened, saying that diplomats here, foreigners here should be protected, but at the same time, they said they reject the presence of any foreign troops or any sort of outside military intervention...
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we saw protests, i mean, this is incredible to see tunisia, iraq, iran, israel and protests also spread to a country not on the map indonesia. some of the protests were peaceful, like in jordan, whe they burned the american flag, but did not resort in violence. but people were killed elsewhere. this is the live scene in cairo tonight. there have been dozens of arrests and injuries. security forces have tried to disperse crowds with teargas, get them to go away from the u.s. embassy this is a group of people near the u.s. embassy. still there tonight as they continue to be there, day in, day out, as the rage continues to spread. in libya, the remains of four americans kill during the tack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi returned to the andrews air force base this afternoon. president obama was there and he vowed to bring justice to the men who killed them. >> even as voices of suspicious and in trust that seek to divide countries and cultures, the united states of america will never retreat from the world. >> four people have been arrested in libya what were on the scene of the attack,
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military recovered a trove of documents in iraq, basically the sort of rosetta stone of al qaeda in iraq. when they looked at these documents and analyzed them, they found that 40% of the foreign fighters coming into iraq were coming from libya, which was an unexpected thing to fi. historically libya has provided quite a lot of suicide attackers to al qaeda, and the group that is sort of deemed to be behind this attack is probably one of these sort of splinter groups from al qaeda central. >> how strong is their presence there in libya, and who leads them, do we know? >> reporter: you know, i mean there's a sort of umbrella group, according to the libyan -- former libyan jihadist, supporters of sharia. i think a lot of this is relatively secretive. this is not obviously an organization that operates in a very overt manner. my guess is that we're talking about a few hundred people at most. it doesn't represent the tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people who were taking up arms against gadhafi. they have -- as the reporter in libya indicated, being able to do some attacks on w
military recovered a trove of documents in iraq, basically the sort of rosetta stone of al qaeda in iraq. when they looked at these documents and analyzed them, they found that 40% of the foreign fighters coming into iraq were coming from libya, which was an unexpected thing to fi. historically libya has provided quite a lot of suicide attackers to al qaeda, and the group that is sort of deemed to be behind this attack is probably one of these sort of splinter groups from al qaeda central....
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us out of iraq. i think most republicans would say george bush advanced a surge that helped us get out of iraq, which by the way barack obama opposed. and i think it takes some brass to take credit for something that you opposed. >> here's another point that joe biden kept referring to, which is this notion that america is not in decline, as republicans would charge. that in order to win they have to prove that america is in decline, he said that's not the case, don't bet against american people. >> let's check in with the white house correspondent. jessica, from other speeches, what did you think of tonight. >> there were some familiar themes i would have to agree with. it was much more of an attack speech than i was led to believe it would be. but wolf as we talked about before, this was intended to sort of clear all that if you will under brush a way so now the president can come out and be very forward looking positive above the from a himself. >> we're about to see a video now of the president.
us out of iraq. i think most republicans would say george bush advanced a surge that helped us get out of iraq, which by the way barack obama opposed. and i think it takes some brass to take credit for something that you opposed. >> here's another point that joe biden kept referring to, which is this notion that america is not in decline, as republicans would charge. that in order to win they have to prove that america is in decline, he said that's not the case, don't bet against american...
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foreign policy in the region with support for israel, the invasion of iraq and afghanistan, support for dictator governments over the last decades. but this isn't necessarily the feeling of the great majority of egyptians. you have to keep in mind that the revolution has opened pandora's box. out of that box has come the good, the bad and the ugly and at the moment we're seeing in many countries of the arab world that have removed their dictators, we're seeing the ugly. but i think the good will come out again. many ordinary egyptians have condemned the violence outside the u.s. embassy. they're not happy with that youtube video that has offended so many people, but they don't believe that violence is the answer of the so i think we're going to see the silent majority of egyptians come out eventually and say enough is enough. we have to get this country back on track. the economy running again. i mean, the pictures from the streets of cairo, around the american embassy are not going to help tourism which supports about 15% of the population. and wolf, for instance, wednesday evening whe
foreign policy in the region with support for israel, the invasion of iraq and afghanistan, support for dictator governments over the last decades. but this isn't necessarily the feeling of the great majority of egyptians. you have to keep in mind that the revolution has opened pandora's box. out of that box has come the good, the bad and the ugly and at the moment we're seeing in many countries of the arab world that have removed their dictators, we're seeing the ugly. but i think the good...
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embassies, in israel, sudan, iraq, iran and among muslims in kashmir. there's a call in iran for nationwide rallies tomorrow. it appears to be a backlash at least in part from a low budget anti-islamic film which was made in the united states, first posted on youtube in july and recently publicized in the middle east. here's what we're also learning tonight. federal officials say the filmmaker's name is nakoul nakoula basseley nakoula. that name is very important and much more and why it matters so much later. but the group loosely affiliated with al qaeda in libya that has been accused of playing a role in tuesday's deadly attack on the american consulate in benghazi has just issued a statement denying responsibility. it's an important thing to say given that they have quickly claimed responsibility for other attacks, including on american interests and on the red cross. libyan prime minister tells cnn at least one person has been arrested in conjunction with the killings of the american ambassador chris steven's and three embassy staff members. we hav
embassies, in israel, sudan, iraq, iran and among muslims in kashmir. there's a call in iran for nationwide rallies tomorrow. it appears to be a backlash at least in part from a low budget anti-islamic film which was made in the united states, first posted on youtube in july and recently publicized in the middle east. here's what we're also learning tonight. federal officials say the filmmaker's name is nakoul nakoula basseley nakoula. that name is very important and much more and why it...
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not having the wars in iraq and afghanistan help but an underlying defense budget of 4%. i think we're 3.8% now. without the extra costs for the wars. and then finally, with regard to health care, huge savings there. obviously, if you don't do the obamacare proposal, you save hundreds of dollars. >> but he's keeping some of the expensive benefits, isn't he? preexisting conditions and young people staying on their parents' plans. >> the biggest cost is setting up exchanges and huge subsidies and the number of people likely to join the exchanges, and frankly, lose their own private insurance to come to them and the utilization there and the expansions of the government programs, including the huge expansion of medicaid. so that's where the big numbers are. and what governor romney has said from the start is that he thinks we should not go there, and therefore we'll have some big savings there. so the key is really very simple to me. one, you've got to reduce spending and governor romney is committed to do that. the fiscal hold that washington has got itself in is so deep, e
not having the wars in iraq and afghanistan help but an underlying defense budget of 4%. i think we're 3.8% now. without the extra costs for the wars. and then finally, with regard to health care, huge savings there. obviously, if you don't do the obamacare proposal, you save hundreds of dollars. >> but he's keeping some of the expensive benefits, isn't he? preexisting conditions and young people staying on their parents' plans. >> the biggest cost is setting up exchanges and huge...
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in addition to libya and egypt, there were protests as well today in yemen, sudan, iraq, morocco, gaza. at least 11 hotspots now including israel, iran, and the kashmir region by india. not just contained in the arab world anymore. the most dramatic and deadly eruption happened in the capital of yemen. take a look. protesters breaching a wall at the u.s. embassy with several thousand more chanting in the street. witnesses say police opened fire on the crowd, four protesters reported dead. officials say two dozen security officers were hurt as well. in cairo, meantime, at least 19 people were hurt in massive demonstrations there. demonstrations as we just showed have continued into the night. the crowd throwing rocks, molotov cocktails, police there you see responding with teargas. some protesters said they hadn't actuallicy the video, but they were outraged by reports about it the idea of it. muslim brotherhood, which controls the newly elected government. put out a statement targeting the filmmaker. it says "we denounce abuse of all messengers of god, prophets and apostles and condemn
in addition to libya and egypt, there were protests as well today in yemen, sudan, iraq, morocco, gaza. at least 11 hotspots now including israel, iran, and the kashmir region by india. not just contained in the arab world anymore. the most dramatic and deadly eruption happened in the capital of yemen. take a look. protesters breaching a wall at the u.s. embassy with several thousand more chanting in the street. witnesses say police opened fire on the crowd, four protesters reported dead....
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there's a very strong pro-western sentiment in iraq, but they do feel that interest then waned ask that the central government there needs a lot of support. the sort of support we see in iraq and afghanistan, to give them that sort of security apparatus to control these sorts of elements. >> u.s. sources say they don't believe this was necessarily targeting the ambassador, the u.s. ambassador, and you have intelligence sources yourself saying they had expected something. what do you think was the purpose then of these attacks? >> to attack u.s. interests, and as a result of drone attacks on al qaeda, leaders in libya and elsewhere, yemen as well, this was an opportunity, if you like, to attack u.s. interests. you know, the consulate is more of a soft target than the embassy. this gave them perfect cover to do it, so, yeah, it's basically a response to drone attacks that have been taking out al qaeda leaders very effectively. do not be surprised to see more drone attacks in the days ahead against some of those camps that are in libya. >> all right. michael holmes, thank you very much. ap
there's a very strong pro-western sentiment in iraq, but they do feel that interest then waned ask that the central government there needs a lot of support. the sort of support we see in iraq and afghanistan, to give them that sort of security apparatus to control these sorts of elements. >> u.s. sources say they don't believe this was necessarily targeting the ambassador, the u.s. ambassador, and you have intelligence sources yourself saying they had expected something. what do you think...
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afghanistan, pakistan, iraq and egypt. under president romney, how would that lineup change? >> he's not getting into line items here about which particular country would get money. he's talking specifically about the mechanics, the framework through which we give money and how it's implemented and what are the conditions in place. so, for instance, if we want the power of free enterprise to advance the developing world, we have got to work to remove the barriers that make free enterprise successful in the developing world. limits on free speech, limits on private property protections. limits on the rule of law. >> dictatorships that are corrupt? >> so we've got to work with international institutions and our own development agencies and the international community to put tougher conditions on these countries when money is dispersed. so i'll give you a real live example going on right now. egypt. right now there is a question. egypt is the second largest recipient of foreign aid, and there is a big transition in government, a muslim brotherhood president in place. should we b
afghanistan, pakistan, iraq and egypt. under president romney, how would that lineup change? >> he's not getting into line items here about which particular country would get money. he's talking specifically about the mechanics, the framework through which we give money and how it's implemented and what are the conditions in place. so, for instance, if we want the power of free enterprise to advance the developing world, we have got to work to remove the barriers that make free enterprise...
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ambassador from iraq. thank you for joining us, mr. ambassador. >> thank you. >> first of all, when you hear of a diplomat being killed, what goes through your mind? >> first of all, it's a terrible tragedy. it's a tragedy for our country but tragedy for our foreign service community. diplomats all over the world and, as we speak, many other diplomats are risking their lives to carry out our country's interests. so these kinds of situations are truly tragic. and my heart goes out to the families. >> so you serve d as ambassador to iraq and i would think that security was always a concern there. from what you've heard, do you think the ambassador had enough security? >> i don't think the time now is to be second guessing the security package. i can absolutely aassure you that security was paramount on the minds of that embassy and the ambassador. the issue will be -- there will be time to discuss this. the issue will be why did he go to benghazi. clearly, he knew the scene there and clearly he knew a lot of the players there. i think a
ambassador from iraq. thank you for joining us, mr. ambassador. >> thank you. >> first of all, when you hear of a diplomat being killed, what goes through your mind? >> first of all, it's a terrible tragedy. it's a tragedy for our country but tragedy for our foreign service community. diplomats all over the world and, as we speak, many other diplomats are risking their lives to carry out our country's interests. so these kinds of situations are truly tragic. and my heart goes...
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look, these are wars right here in iraq and afghanistan. that also began before he was the president. this is the economic downturn. the crisis actually really hurt the economy and helped rack up debt. and this, fannie, freddie, this little line here, this is t.a.r.p. this is the bailout kind of stuff. and this is stimulus right here, and this is the debt that we would have from all the other policies, anyway. so, it's so interesting to look that it is republican and democratic policies that led us here, but some of these are more aligned with republican policies that helped rack up that credit card, and that's why i think you're going to be hearing more from this week, zoraida, you'll be hearing a lot more about that from democrats this week. >> yeah, see how they continue to spin the argument here, right? one side versus the other. thank you, christine. >> you're welcome. >> let's head to john berman in charlotte for the democratic convention, where they'll be talking a lot about this. >> they are. and that graph was really interesting, t
look, these are wars right here in iraq and afghanistan. that also began before he was the president. this is the economic downturn. the crisis actually really hurt the economy and helped rack up debt. and this, fannie, freddie, this little line here, this is t.a.r.p. this is the bailout kind of stuff. and this is stimulus right here, and this is the debt that we would have from all the other policies, anyway. so, it's so interesting to look that it is republican and democratic policies that...
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the highest number from any town outside of iraq. the city and its surroundings were sympathetic tthese groups because they had a common enemy, which was gadhafi, he explains. they were all trying to bring down gadhafi. from the onset of the revolution it was the extremists that provided security. after liberation was announced says misouri, there was increasing pressure on al qaeda in yemen and other places. coming to libya was easy. among those setting up camp, once bin laden's drive and held in guantanamo bay for five years, established a unit here. alleged to have been sent here by al qaeda's ar. according to security sources these islamist militia have common goal, weakening and then infiltrating libya's curity apparatus. in benghazi there have been more than a dozen assassinations of former military officers. sources tell cnn that many of them were reportedly on an islamist hit list to eliminate qualified individuals that could pose a threat. colonel of the libyan army was recently kidnapped. he says he doesn't know by whom or
the highest number from any town outside of iraq. the city and its surroundings were sympathetic tthese groups because they had a common enemy, which was gadhafi, he explains. they were all trying to bring down gadhafi. from the onset of the revolution it was the extremists that provided security. after liberation was announced says misouri, there was increasing pressure on al qaeda in yemen and other places. coming to libya was easy. among those setting up camp, once bin laden's drive and held...